Agricultural and Forestry Science

Payback time for soil carbon from pasture conversion to sugarcane production

The reduction of soil carbon stock caused by the conversion of pasture areas into sugarcane plantations – a very common change in Brazil in recent years – may…

Comparison study of planting methods shows drilling favorable for organic farming

In the fertile growing regions of the central coast of California, scientists are looking for ways to increase organic production of strawberry and other…

Iconic Minnesota conifers may give way to a more broad-leafed forest in the next century

“Minnesota Forest Ecosystem Vulnerability Assessment and Synthesis” was published by the U.S. Forest Service’s Northern Research Station and is available…

A nematode and fungus team up to damage soybean

For years a disease complex of a plant-parasitic nematode and fungal pathogen has damaged soybean fields in the Midwest of the USA. Recently Dr. Andreas…

Animals conceal sickness symptoms in certain social situations

The review’s sole author, Dr. Patricia Lopes from the Institute of Evolutionary Biology and Environmental Studies at the University of Zurich, says that…

Controlling ragweed pollen in Detroit: A no-mow solution for Motown?

Those are the findings of a new University of Michigan study that surveyed vacant lots in several Detroit neighborhoods for ragweed, counting the number of…

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